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(August 22, 2018) The forest department staff was actively involved in the rescue and relief operations in flood-hit Kerala.Kerala Forest Department Staff © Kerala Forest DepartmentThe Kollam Shenkotta road was blocked by huge trees that had fallen across it. Clearing it took a few hours and many hands from the department working with the PWD teams.The normally peaceful Achenkoil river was in spate and people on the other side could not dream of ferrying across. The staff managed to get a rope tied to a...

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(August 16, 2018) गोदावरीचे खोरे आणि जुन्नर परिसरात ' बागायती बिबळे'!-विनायक परबThe misunderstood carnivore © Biddappa P Aबिबळ्या आणि माणूस यांच्यामधील संघर्ष वाढत असल्याचे चित्र गेल्या काही वर्षांत रंगविले जात असतानाच गेल्या वर्षभराहून अधिक काळासाठी बिबळ्याचा माग  उपग्रहाच्या माध्यमातून काढल्यानंतर अनेक आश्चर्यकारक गोष्टी समोर आल्या आहेत. गोदावरीच्या खोऱ्यातील बागायती शेती आणि जुन्नर परिसरातील शेतांमध्ये हा बिबळ्या दिवसभर असतो. त्या संपूर्ण दिवसभरात तो कधीच कुणावर हल्लाही करत नाही किंवा माणसांनाही त्या...

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(August 12, 2018) On Elephant Day, a salute to an intelligent animal of the wild© WCS - IndiaHer mother, and her mother and her mother, had all passed this way, down generations and now here she was. But for some reason, there was a huge wall ahead. This could not be broken down like the fences the humans put up nowadays. How to get on to the path ahead? She had to lead the few family members now left in her group...He just could not understand the commotion. Why were the humans making such a noise? And wavi...

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(August 10, 2018) बाघ बचाने की ज़रूरतें और चुनौतियाँ- रमेश पांडेयखुले जंगलो में आज की तारीख में सबसे ज्यादा बाघ हमारे देश में है | भारत के अलावा विश्व के अन्य देशों जैसे नेपाल, भूटान, बांग्लादेश, म्यांमार, वियतनाम, कंबोडिया, लाओस, इंडोनेशिया, थाईलैंड, मलेशिया, चीन, और रूस के जंगलों में भी बाघ पाए जाते है |हमारे देश में सिर्फ लगभग २२०० बाघ बचे हैं © रमेश पांडेयसौ वर्ष पहले पूरे विश्व के जंगलों में तकरीबन एक लाख बाघ पाए जाते थे जिसमे अकेले लगभग चालीस हज़ार बाघ भारत में थे | विकास के दौर में आज पूरे विश...

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(August 08, 2018) Humans and wildlife live in close confines, leading to negative outcomes. Ongoing voluntary relocation of people from the sanctuary is a clear win-win solution for both.Rughmini and family are finally ‘out of the woods’. Leaving Chettiyalathur that was home for decades is not easy, but the compulsions had been too many. Elephant visits for one, posing danger to human life besides the crop loss, lack of employment opportunities, the long trek for medical exigencies, distance to the ne...

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(August 06, 2018) Wonders can happen when youth join hands for conservation. The Green Army in namma Bengaluru is one such example that inspires.Who hasn't in their childhood observed and marveled at ants walking in a line or bees collecting nectar from the flowers?As Sir David Attenborough once said, "I don't know any child that is not fascinated with the natural world, but some children become fascinated by iPads or railway engines as they grow up." And then he added, "If you lose your interest in the natural w...

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(August 03, 2018) ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಮಾಯಾಲೋಕದಿಂದ ಪೂರ್ವ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳ ಬಂಡೆಗಾಡುಗಳವರೆಗೆ ನನ್ನ ಪಯಣ..ಗತಿಸಿಹೋದ ಘಟನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮೆಲಕು ಹಾಕುತ್ತ..ಸತೀಶ ಗಣೇಶ ನಾಗಠಾಣ      ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಯು ಸುಂದರವಾದ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಗಳನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಒಡಲೊಳಗೆ ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಅದೇಷ್ಟೋ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಪಯಣದ ಕಥಾಹಂದರ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಆವರಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂದರೇ ಅದು ಒಂದು ಕೂತುಹಲ ಭರಿತವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ರೋಮಾಂಚನಗೊಳಿಸುವಂತಹ ಸಹ್ಯಾದ್ರಿ ಪರ್ವತ ಶ್ರೇಣಿಗಳ ಮಾಯಾಲೋಕವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ನನಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.ಗೋದಾವರಿ ನದಿ ತೀರದ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಕುಳಿತಿರುವ ದೃಶ್ಯ , ಪೋಲಾವರಂ, ಆಂಧ್ರಪ್ರದೇಶ.ಪರಿಸರದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನನಗೆ ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಕಾಳಜಿ, ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ಯಾಮರಾ ಹಿಡಿದು ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಮರ,...

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(July 31, 2018) A grassland patch set afire often sees animals caught unawares. Read about a star tortoise that is rudely woken from its slumber.One way to make ecological observations in the forest is by walking transect lines – fixed paths in a forest that an observer walks during a survey, recording direct sightings of animals along with the radial distance of sighting and the azimuth bearing. These transects can also be used to record some other ecological factors. Several of our volunteers ...

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(July 31, 2018) On International Rangers’ Day, we salute the courage and commitment of forest staff. Here is an example of one such young forest officer working in the Chikmagalur forest range in Karnataka.Shilpa S L, RFO of Chikmagalur forest range.In just over a month, she has booked six cases of forest offences and arrested more than 20 offenders. The cases range from porcupine hunting to timber logging to an illegal car rally inside the forest.“Whoever is involved in illegal work, whether i...

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(July 27, 2018) WCS India staff hand-hold tribals who have moved to relocation centres and help them with livelihood, education and medical support.The 30-odd women gathered protest in one voice to the news that Govindappa will soon be leaving them. Lokesh from WCS India has just announced to the gathering that his colleague’s services will be needed at the new tribal relocation centre in Masthigudi. He placates them saying that Govindappa will be with them for two days in a week. They are not so assured ...

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